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SIIM 2008
- Highlights
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Advanced Processing & Visualization Workflow and Tools on
Display at Live Workflow Demonstration
Friday morning’s general
session demonstrated current processes for advanced processing & visualization
and a look toward the future and how workflow and tools might be improved.
Katherine Andriole, PhD, Paul Chang, MD, and Luciano Prevedello, MD, play acted
roles in a typical scenario to illustrate how complicated the current situation
is.
Andriole said that the advent of Multidetector CT and the maturation of PACS
have been key to advancing post-processing applications. Andriole played the
role of the CT technologist, Chang the radiologist, and Prevedello doubled as
the surgeon and lab technologist as the team spotlighted different pain points
in the process and how advanced processing & visualization fits into the
workflow. The team used a hypothetical scenario to demonstrate an “embellished”
version of a radiology department.
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In the current general department workflow – ordering, scheduling,
acquisition, interpretation, and reporting – advanced processing & visualization
doesn’t really have a logical place. In their demonstration, the team
illustrated how it is often unclear where APV fits. Communication between
departments, uploading and transferring studies and images, and disparate
schedules often combine for a process that is less than efficient. Current
workflow issues include lack of automation, orchestration of all tasks,
coordinating standalone systems, increased network traffic, poor communication
among all players, what images should be sent to PACS, and what images should be
archived. There are implications with large data sets, policy and procedure
issues, medico-legal issues, and the health care payer environment.
The team proposed a post-processing workflow of the future, which they called
“the Magic Box.” Each person would log in at their own station to complete their
steps in the process. Requirements for success include no disruption to the
radiologist workflow, no negative impact on PACS performance as a result of
thin-slice data, and must be able to validate if images can be approximately
read from the thin-slice data set.
As these tools become more available, said Prevedello, education must be in
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New for SIIM
2008 - Open Source Plug-Fest |
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 The open source plug-fest was dedicated time at the SIIM meeting
for participants to get hands-on exposure to some of the most successful
open source projects used in imaging informatics. Representatives from
many open source communities presented and helped attendees understand
and get started using these powerful open source programs--from building
DICOM or HL7 servers to system management tools. |
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New for
SIIM 2008 - Learning Labs |
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 SIIM
2008 Learning Labs offered attendees a hands-on opportunity to get up
close and personal with some of the latest technologies. Learning labs
included:DVTK - different tools to assist in the development, testing and servicing of medical
interfaces such as DICOM and HL7
Nagios - a host and service monitor designed to
alert a facility to network problems before clients, end-users or
managers complain
Wikis - a type of computer software that
allows users to easily create, edit and link web pages
eXtensible Imaging Platform (XIP) - na set of visual ‘drag
and drop’ programming tools and associated libraries for the rapid
development of imaging and visualization applications |
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New Members of College of
SIIM Fellows Announced
 The
Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) welcomed the newest
members of the College of SIIM Fellows today. They are Bradley J.
Erickson, MD, PhD; Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD; and Richard L. Morin,
PhD. The three were introduced by Steven C. Horii, MD, president of the
College of SIIM Fellows, during the Society’s annual business meeting
today in conjunction with its Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA.
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 Participants
got a Bird’s Eye View of Seattle at the
SIIM 2008 Welcome
Reception
Friday, May 16
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The fabulous Space Needle was the venue for the SIIM 2008 Welcome
Reception, and all attendees are invited.
See Slide Show of the
Reception
This event was sponsored by SIIM and GE Healthcare.
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SIIM members, be sure to attend the Membership Meeting that includes the
induction of new SIIM Fellows and election of officers. In addition, Journal of Digital Imaging awards for Best
Paper and Best Reviewer of 2007 will be presented. Learn about the
specific missions and activities of each of our committees and the many
possible avenues for participation. Lunch will be served, so please join
us! |
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Get a complete preview of all exhibitors with this
online tool. Includes
floor plan, booth numbers, and alphabetical and product category
listings.
The SIIM 2008 Exhibit Hall opened to large crowds checking out the
latest technology and equipment.
View
slide show of the SIIM 2008 Exhibit Hall |
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Highlights from SIIM 2008 Imaging
Informatics Professional Symposium
Nearly 200 Imaging Informatics Professionals (IIPs) gathered yesterday
for an early start to the SIIM 2008 Annual Meeting. The annual, one-day
IIP Symposium – now in its sixth year – offered a great opportunity to
learn and prepare for the CIIP exam. At the conclusion of the symposium,
presenters had a panel discussion, which included a sample test question
review. The 2008 Symposium was prepared around the 10 domains of the
ABII certification test content outline and designed to address the
range of competencies and skills required of IIPs.
If you missed the Symposium, you can still stop by the SIIM Member
Lounge & Bookstore, Level 4, to purchase a copy of the course syllabus.
View Slide Show
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Opening General Session Kicks Off SIIM 2008 Annual Meeting.
SIIM 2008 opened with a bang on Thursday with approximately
1,000 attendees at the Opening General Session.
 Dr. Ron Arenson entertained attendees with an interesting
history of computers in imaging, PACS, HIS, RIS, and imaging
informatics that included the beginnings of SIIM as RISC and
then SCAR. He described early developments in HIS and RIS and
how computerization was supposed to help doctors eliminate
paperwork and streamline workflow. He described how, in the
early 1960s, the first attempt at a hospital information system
(HIS) was made, designed to reduce medication errors. This
system, in fact, had the reverse effect, because it took nurses
out of the equation and assigned secretaries to do data entry.
The nurses, therefore, did not catch physician errors and the
number of errors actually went up. The industry has come a long
way since the early days of computer applications in radiology!
Arenson said that in a comparison of computers from the first
ones introduced in the 1960s, today’s computers have about 5
million times better performance, which is a pretty accurate
representation of Moore’s Law. He reviewed the earliest writings
on computers in medicine, the evolution of PACS, and how RISC
was founded to meet the need for a good commercial system,
unavailable at the time. RISC gathered sophisticated users from
institutions to work hand-in-hand with vendors, the early
genesis of SIIM’s unique working relationship with vendors.
Arenson summarized by espousing the
benefits of best-of-breed systems and interoperability as
imaging informatics moves toward the future. He also noted that
IHE, a software solution coupled with interface standards like
HL-7, DICOM, and CCOW, can facilitate, but users must demand
that IHE profiles are implemented by vendors. |
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Outgoing Chair
Curt Langlotz |
Incoming Chair
Brad Erickson |
Keynote Speaker
Ron Arenson |
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Participants at the Opening Session |
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SIIM 2008 Press Conference Spotlights Meeting Highlights
SIIM presented the 2008 Resident Scholarship Awards at a press
conference on Thursday. The winners received complimentary meeting
registration and travel expense reimbursement to attend the SIIM 2008
Annual Meeting in Seattle.
Two dozen applicants wrote essays on “How Imaging Informatics Affects
Radiology Education” and were judged by a panel of SIIM experts. The two
recipients are David Naeger, MD, of the University of California, San
Francisco; and Jigar Patel, MD, of the University of Maryland Medical
Center.
A panel of SIIM leaders also spoke at the press conference and answered
numerous questions from industry reporters. Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD,
noted the new aspects of the meeting, including hands-on sessions and
debates, and the elevated quality of the scientific presentations.
Erickson is Program Committee Chair.
Katherine Andriole, PhD, previewed the Live Workflow Demonstration,
where the participants will be “play acting” and demonstrating how
images move around a department. The session takes place today at 8:00
am.
SIIM is developing a curriculum, training materials, and a course
outline for Imaging Informatics Professionals, said George Bowers, chair
of the SIIM IIP Education Subcommittee. “We have our ears open for
opportunities to enhance the experience for IIPs,” he said. In response
to a question, Bowers said that he believes the CIIP exam “will become a
standard in the industry” within a few years.
Eliot Siegel previewed a “fun and provocative” Closing General
Session, in which SIIM members will win prizes for the best questions
asked of a panel of industry experts. The session will be “challenging
and topical” and will spotlight “good interplay between vendors and
experts,” Siegel said. The session closes out the meeting on Sunday at
10:00 am.
The panel described the challenges facing clinicians and leaders in the
field. On the practical side, said Curt Langlotz, MD, PhD, SIIM chair,
integration is a key issue. Other issues identified by the panel include
image overload, validation, what imaging informatics is going to mean to
the electronic health record, sharing images among institutions, pay for
performance, and software standardization.
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Join a CIIP Study Group!
Come to learn, share knowledge, and find out how others are studying for
the IIP certification exam. CIIP study groups will meet from 5:00 – 6:30
pm on Saturday in room 612 and offer informal, peer-to-peer
interaction; Q&As; networking opportunities; and lots of sharing of
study tips and resources among SIIM IIPs.
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Gateway to
Enterprise Imaging
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Last updated
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